You could use a long sash clamp diagonally across the spar ends, with a very
small
amount of heat if needed,
http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/sash1.htm
best of luck
ivor
---- Frans Veldman <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl> wrote:
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> JonSmith wrote:
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> > I've laid up the spar strap which seems to have gone well but -
> > you've guessed it - I can't get the wings apart again!
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> I would try it with a high-lift-jack, as commenly used by off-roaders:
> http://www.vislandrovers.nl/extra/HighLiftJacks.php
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> These "clamp" can get far apart enough to clamp over the ends of the
> wing spars, and they can be configured either to move outwards (like
> lifting a car) or compressing (like you need to force the wing spar to
> slide out of the strap).
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> If this doesn't work, you can try to heat up the connection between both
> wing spars.
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> If nothing helps, you can always take the spar strap apart again, clean
> up the mess, and after releasing the wings, build the strap again from
> scratch....
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> Frans
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